Chapter 306: Going to the North and Returning to the South(1/5)
(This is a big chapter of 14,000 words. Although it’s a little late, it’s really long. Please vote for me.)
General Li Changling, who has been in the northern border army for more than twenty years, is the commander of the cavalry army. In the few field battles between the northern border army and the Yao clan in Daliang Dynasty, the actual performance of the direct cavalry troops under this cavalry commander
It's not too bad. Although there were winners and losers in several battles, the overall casualties were not much different from those of the demon clan.
Li Changling's own martial arts training is not low, and he is good at using a big halberd. Every time he fights, he must take the lead, extremely brave, and come and go like the wind. Therefore, in the north, he has the nickname of Flying General, but even he,
I have never had the experience of leading a cavalry army of 200,000 people northward and deep into Mobei.
The 200,000 Northern Cavalry Army already constitutes 80% of the Northern Border Army's cavalry force, and this time heading north, these people are all elite.
But even so, if you want to penetrate 30,000 miles into Mobei, it is not possible for these 200,000 cavalry troops to travel freely.
Before Li Changling went to the front of the battle to order generals, he specially changed into a suit of battle armor. It was specially made by the Ministry of Industry for the border troops. It was engraved with fine patterns. It looked much better than ordinary battle armor and was naturally much stronger because it was forged.
The material is special, so even if it is fully supplied to the northern border army, only a few generals are qualified to receive one. Li Changling usually regards this kind of armor as a treasure and is reluctant to wear it. Now this time, he did not hesitate at all.
After taking out the armor, he quickly put it on, and met several other generals on the city wall outside the General's Mansion. One of the generals saw Li Changling's outfit and couldn't help joking, saying that he usually wore this outfit.
She treated her armor like a daughter-in-law, so why are she willing to wear it now?
Li Changling stretched out his calloused hands and brushed his chest. This tall and majestic general who looked like a hill when he stood said softly: "It's the New Year. Anyway, judging by the days, the New Year's Eve is just around the corner, and ordinary people have arrived.
During the Chinese New Year, you also have to put on a new set of clothes. Today I am wearing something that I would be reluctant to wear on weekdays. It is also a Chinese New Year. After all, after today, who knows if I will be able to celebrate the next New Year."
This was said lightly, but the other generals were silent for a while. It was normal to say that they went deep into Mobei, but that was Mobei. It was a real place where there was a narrow escape from death. How could it be said so lightly? In other words, they
Although it has been battle-hardened on weekdays, this time it is different after all.
One of the short generals smiled and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. When we first climbed to the top of the city, the general felt that he would die here one day. Now he has the opportunity to go deep into Mobei and die on that plain.
It’s always more interesting than dying on the city wall.”
"Wang Ting, you talk so damn lightly, I still don't know what you think? Can you let go of your wife and son at home?"
As soon as Wang Ting, who was the deputy general of the cavalry, spoke, he was immediately teased by another general with whom he had a good relationship.
Wang Ting clicked his tongue and said, "I can't let it go. What's the shame? But I can't let it go. Why don't I still come to the North? Anyway, since the two of them knew that I came to the North, they already thought that I was a dead person. This time
He's going to die, but it's just one more letter to announce his death, so it's not a big problem."
"On the other hand, you kid, you are still a loner until now. When you die, no one will mourn for you!"
The one who had spoken jokingly before laughed and nodded, "Isn't that right? No one is sad, no worries, I have to swing my sword faster, I remember what those damn swordsmen said?"
A skinny general interjected at the right time, "There is no woman in my heart, so I draw my sword to be a god of nature."
Then there was a burst of laughter.
Li Changling ignored these guys who usually liked to be carefree, but looked at a young captain not far away, walked over and asked, "What do you think?"
The young lieutenant still had a childish look on his face, and he looked like he was not yet old enough. He was wearing an ordinary armor, with an ordinary iron sword hanging on his waist. He just smiled when he listened to the prestigious cavalry commander's inquiry.
, "Bad luck, I got it."
In the northern border army, there have always been several young people who were well protected by the general. They are generally young, most of them are less than 20 years old. They are a generation with high hopes, and their status is roughly equivalent to that of Fang Wai.
A young handsome man among the monks, the young captain in front of him is named Wan Qi. He is somewhat related to Wan Shi, who almost died on the city wall, but not much.
This time the cavalry went north, the general would never allow those young people to go north together, but after some discussion, they decided to send a young man to go north with the army. After getting the general to agree, a few people here used
The simplest way is to draw lots.
In the end, he had the best luck and got the spot.
As for why he said he had bad luck, it was nothing more than self-effacement.
Li Changling smiled and said: "This time we go north, it is not a simple encirclement and suppression. It can be said that we go deep alone. We will probably die in Mobei. Are you not afraid at all?"
After listening to these words, Wan Qi deliberately pretended to be scared, and then said helplessly: "Afraid, why aren't you afraid? It's just because of bad luck."
Li Changling looked at him silently.
Wan Qi then put away those expressions and spoke slowly: "I heard from the general that His Majesty went deep into Mobei and attracted the attention of countless demon clans with one person. He might even have to fight the demon emperor.
, has this kind of thing happened in the history of the Liang Dynasty for more than two hundred years?"
Li Changling shook his head and said with the same admiration: "Not only has this not happened in the past two hundred years of the Liang Dynasty, but also in the history books, this is also the first one. So I admire you from the bottom of my heart. Our Majesty is worthy of being the King of Sai.
With the exception of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Gao, no one can compare to this courage and courage, right?"
Wan Qi nodded, was silent for a moment, and then said something that he didn't want to mention elsewhere, "At first, I said that the former prince was better than your majesty in all aspects, so that's why His Majesty, Emperor Lingzong, favored the former prince so much.
After the death of the former crown prince, regardless of whether the Daliang Dynasty was going to be in turmoil, he still insisted on passing the throne to the deposed emperor. But judging from the future, in terms of domestic affairs, he may not be as good as the former prince, but externally, the entire Daliang Dynasty
All the emperors and majesties in the dynasty are not as good as the current majesty."
It would not be appropriate to talk about this kind of thing anywhere else, but it is not a big problem to say it in the northern border.
Li Changling smiled and said: "Just daring to go deep into Mobei alone is no longer what the former prince can compare with."
Wan Qi nodded and said: "So I am truly honored to be chosen for this trip to the north. If I can catch a glimpse of His Majesty, I will die without regrets."
If he could see with his own eyes His Majesty's overwhelming power of killing all directions on that Mobei Plain, Wan Qi would rather die right now.
Li Changling patted Wan Qi on the shoulder, shook his head and said: "Killing monsters is our duty, but don't think about death. If you come back alive, you can go again next time. If you go with the intention of dying every time, you will be able to go there every time."
If it’s gone, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be a good thing.”
Wan Qi remained silent.
Li Changling sighed with emotion and said softly: "When I went to the battlefield for the first time, how do you think I felt?"
Wan Qi asked doubtfully: "The general's heartbeat was racing and his blood was boiling?"
Li Changling shook his head and said: "No, at that time I got on my horse and rushed out with the robes. In fact, as soon as I started, I could no longer hear any sound except my own heartbeat. I could only hear my own heartbeat like the sound of war drums.
The knock was extremely clear. When it came time to meet the monsters face to face, this damn monster was so scared. He thought about how those damn monsters were so ugly, but then he thought again, what if he is unlucky?
I died in their hands, and they would eat me into their stomachs after the battle, which was even more uncomfortable. At that time, I couldn't even hear my heartbeat. It wasn't until later that a Pao Ze slashed into the demon clan with a knife.
In my flesh and blood, listening to that voice made me calm down."
"That process is probably equivalent to breaking the water, and it feels like the world is truly presented in front of me."
Recalling the original story, Li Changling shook his head repeatedly. It was his first time on the battlefield. In the end, he was not able to kill any monsters, but he was lucky enough to save his life.
Of course, as the number of times he went to the battlefield increased, he killed more and more monsters and became more and more skillful.
"Is it true that later on, the general will no longer be afraid of going to the battlefield?"
Wan Qi said with a smile: "Anyway, the last general will go to the battlefield a few times, so he won't be afraid."
Li Changling still shook his head and said extremely seriously: "I'm still afraid. Every time I go to the battlefield, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave. Why should I be afraid? What's the point of dying? There's good wine and meat down there? What do you want to drink when you get there?
Drinks all depend on whether the guys who come to pay homage have a conscience. If they don’t have a conscience and just use the worst drinks to fool ghosts, I can still jump up and scold them."
This was said in a loud voice, so soon a group of people burst into laughter.
Li Changling happened to turn his head to look at those guys, and said with a smile: "Let's make a deal first, the brothers who can come back this time must be willing to spend a lot of money, don't just buy those watered fakes during the Tomb Sweeping Day.
Drink to fool the ghosts!"
The people at the top of the city laughed and said nothing.
Li Changling stopped talking nonsense. Seeing that the army under the city had been assembled, he jumped up and landed in front of the dark cavalry. Standing on the horse, the cavalry commander smiled and said: "Damn it,
How many years has it been since there was such a big battle?"
His voice was full of energy and could be heard throughout the cavalry formation in front of him.
Soon I saw a lot of cavalry and started laughing.
"Not to mention nonsense, you bastards also know who I am. This time, we are not just fighting in a small way. How can we gather a full 200,000 cavalry in a small fight?!"
Li Changling looked at the crowd, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "I know you best. Usually when you have nothing to do, you bastards like to scold you most, scolding those scholars for why they don't dare to come to the north to see, for us Liang people
We are guarding the border, but they say that we are vulgar warriors, and we also dislike them, so we can make it even? But I think it is unreasonable for you to curse people behind your back. Scholars have thin skin and tender flesh, so let them study hard.
No? Why should they come to the freezing north to get involved?"
After saying this, the entire cavalry formation started to make some noise. Some people were probably not satisfied with what the cavalry commander said.
Li Changling was not in a hurry, and just said in a cold voice: "I will say a good word for the scholars again, but this time if I come back alive from the north and don't hear a good word from those scholars, I will go to the capital of Shen and the academy in person.
, ask that dean, why can’t we deserve a few words of praise, why can’t they write a few poems of praise for us?”
"But as for the eulogy, we don't need them to write it. After all, they are all sour and we don't like them either!"
This time there was another burst of laughter.
Li Changling waited for the laughter to subside before continuing: "Going deep into Mobei, this is the first time our human race has faced it since the Yong'an Rebellion. Regardless of whether we can win or not, this time it will definitely be written in the history books, so you guys
Mother, you'd better use all your strength and energy, I don't want to add another record in the history books that I can't stand even if I'm a ghost."
"As for what you usually say about the emperor's most comfortable life, I will tell you today that your statement is completely wrong. The person who is in Mobei now is none other than our Emperor. Guess, His Majesty brought
How many people were there?”
Hearing this, the two hundred thousand cavalry in front of them fell into silence.
His Majesty the Emperor went to Mobei in person? Who would dare to believe such a thing?
Although the ancestral precepts of the Liang Dynasty also said that the emperor guarded the country and the king died in the country. But who really took it seriously?
To be continued...